• Glow science - luminescence

  • Sep 12 2024
  • Length: 12 mins
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Glow science - luminescence

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  • Get ready to glow with fascinating fast facts about luminescence, a deep dive into living things that make their own light, a question about how things glow, some scientific uses for a fluorescent molecule, and a glow-in-the-dark activity for you to try yourself at home.

    Presented by Jenny Lynch and Matilda Sercombe. Written and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.

    https://www.creativescience.com.au

    Episode content:

    00:00 Introduction and fast facts

    03:30 Bioluminescence

    05:50 How does luminescence make things glow?

    07:32 Green fluorescent protein

    09:59 Finding luminescent objects

    You will need: A UV torch or blacklight and a collection of objects that you think might be fluorescent or made from a glow-in-the-dark material.

    Build a Blacklight instructions from National Science Week 2024 ‘DIY Science’:

    https://www.scienceweek.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Build-a-blacklight.pdf
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